Where does Jesus say one must be married to enter heaven? Jesus says baptism is necessary for salvation; as far as I know he never said you had to be married. But I suspect you probably know that.
"baptism normatively is synonymous with the effectual decision to believe, as saving faith in one that is confessional in nature"
Well, that's your interpretation. I interpret it that Jesus said baptism is necessary for salvation; He did not say you had to be 18 to be baptized. As One Who was very clear about His love for children, I cannot imagine Him saying "no baptisms under the age of reason; if you die before then, well tough luck!".
I would think it would be obvious that those that were converting in apostolic times were adults, as Christianity was just beginning. The only infants would be those included in the "whole households". Were infants mentioned? No, but neither were teenagers, pre-teens, or anyone else. Nor were infants excluded. Does your bible say "the entire household, except the infants"?
“Where does Jesus say one must be married to enter heaven? “
The Bible clearly shows that is not necessary, and my point was your argument from silence is invalid, when evidence to the contrary exists, in this case stated requirements for the baptizee are stipulated.
If you stand is absolute, then Cornelius and household were not saved, which conversions i pointed out to you.
Your premise is that children need to be baptized, which i also responded to.